From the middle of next month, Harisu will be appearing as a model in television and magazine ads for imported sanitary napkins.

She'll get a guaranteed W100 million an ad for three months. The selection of Harisu, a transsexual, as the model for menstrual pads is setting the advertising world on fire.

Up till now, male stars like Go Su and Gam U-seong have appeared in sanitary napkin ads, but never has a transgender individual appeared in an ad for such a feminine product. The Taiwanese firm UFT really tried hard to cast Harisu in its ads. In fact, when the singer first learned what the company wanted her to market, she was quite hesitant to agree to the project.

UFT, however, explained that the sanitary pads are a cutting-edge product that not only gives women that spring-fresh feeling, but also prevents menstrual cramps. Hearing this, the singer eventually accepted the offer.

This ad will be Harisu's first in three years.

Her TV ads will be shot early next month, after which they'll hit the screens. Her printed ads should be in magazines late this month.

Harisu, who's hit song Foxy Lady has made her quite busy lately, will return to Korea on Friday. She is currently in the United States, where she will perform a concert after being selected as the Korean Artist We'd Most Like to See by the LA Korean Chamber of Commerce.